Light

'I am the Light of the world, He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the Light of Life.'

'And the Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.'

Now that the days have become shorter and darker, by the time I am driving to work each evening it is already night. The route I take after I drop Sam at the sitters, is along the River Road .
In the spring and summer months it is a beautiful scenic drive. It can be lovely in the winter as well, but at night there are stretches of road where there are no lights.
I used to say that I cannot drive at night because my eyes are not great for night driving. Remember K.C. Bevy , and me screaming to God, I cannot DO this ?
Well, I am doing this ! Good one Lord !

But I digress. We know that 'darkness' has increased in the world. One only has to watch the evening and world news to be reminded of the fact.

One evening while driving to work, I became aware of how really dark it is. It felt like it was really daylight, but the daylight was really very intense darkness. Spiritually I mean of course. For a moment it was Total Darkness. It's a good thing that our human eyes cannot actually see the spirit realm unless the Lord grants it.
I would love to see Jesus and the Good guys, and I thank the Lord for the few brief encounters that He has allowed me, but there is the other side that runs rampant for a time yet, and him and his minions I do not want to see....for real!

All I really am trying to say is that a soberness came over me. An awareness that something is very near. The kind of thing that makes me press in little closer , grip His Hand a little tighter, See His Face and keep a prayerful vigilance as I walk through my days doing what He has given me to do.

The days are short, but we have His Light and His Oil. No I won't sing that old song Rebecca , give me oil.....at least not right now.. ok.. at least not out loud :)